Irving Segal
Mathematician, Academic
1918 – 1998
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Who was Irving Segal?
Irving Ezra Segal was a mathematician known for work on theoretical quantum mechanics. He shares credit for what is often referred to as the Segal–Shale–Weil representation.
Early in his career Segal became known for his developments in quantum field theory and in functional and harmonic analysis, in particular his innovation of the algebraic axioms known as C*-algebra.
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- Born
- Sep 13, 1918
The Bronx - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Princeton University
- Yale University
- Employment
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Died
- Dec 24, 1998
Lexington
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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